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Iran shuts power plants over fuel shortages

TEHRAN: Iran has suspended operations at several power plants over fuel shortages that have been intensified by...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 08:14pm

Markets

PM Shehbaz calls for immediate shutdown of inefficient power plants, pushes for renewables

Statement from PM's Office says premier wants reforms in power sector expedited

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:54pm

LTSAs payment: NPPMCL urges SBP to remit $4.7m to GE

ISLAMABAD: The National Power Parks Management Company (Private) Limited (NPPMCL) has requested the State Bank of...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 03:11pm

Revised PPAs inked with about one dozen IPPs

Government’s energy task force engaged in ‘hard talks’ with IPPs of 1994 and 2002, who are still resisting on the proposed cut in their profits, financial gains of the past and interest on late payment

Updated 30 Nov, 2024 04:34pm

Editorials

Captive power plants’ dilemma

EDITORIAL: The energy sector is complex with intertwined linkages. Policymaking cannot separate power (electricity)...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Negotiations with IPPs: Nepra voices concerns about ‘key’ factors

Concerns raised during public hearing on the provisional Fuel Charges Adjustment for K-Electric for September 2024

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:39am

SNGPL move to reinitiate arbitration perturbs NPPMCL

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Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:22am

Govt inks revised deals with 8 bagasse-fired IPPs

ISLAMABAD: Following successful negotiated deals with the five Independent Power Producers (IPPs), the Energy Task...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:09am

Opinion

Net metering: Balancing the scales—III

One frequent option often advocated to address the issue of growing power rates for all consumers, particularly...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 08:36am

Pay-mode conversion: Govt summoning 18 IPPs next week

ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to commence summoning top bosses of 18 Independent Power Producers (IPPs),...

Updated 19 Oct, 2024 09:45pm

Govt stops payments to 18 IPPs ahead of negotiations?

ISLAMABAD: The government is said to have stopped payments to 18 Independent Power Producers (IPPs) of 4,267-MW...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:17pm

BR Research

Missing billionaires

A new wave of billionaires is emerging from the East, but Pakistan has not been as fortunate in this regard. Based...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 09:10am

CRA on the cards to ensure transparency in imported coal pricing

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to establish a Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA) to ensure transparency in...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:02am

BR Research

IPP showdown: balancing power and investment

A new round of IPP negotiations has commenced. The cat (invisible technical team) is out of the bag. The round began...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 08:05am

Costly electricity: IPPs’ capacity charges not the sole factor: experts

KARACHI: Energy experts have blamed a host of issues for the rising electricity prices, saying that the recent...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:27am

Conversion of power plants to Thar coal: Govt likely to ask local banks for financing

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to ask local banks to finance conversion of imported coal projects to Thar coal...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 03:28pm

PQEPC exploring options to resolve its financial woes

ISLAMABAD: Port Qasim Electric Power Company Limited (PQEPC) has reportedly discussed debt restructuring, loan...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 09:22am

Transfer CPPs to the national grid, suggests PD

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has suggested the government transferring captive power plants to the National...

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 08:42am

Pakistan

KP govt hints at establishing its ‘EPRA’

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Finance and Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), Muzzammil Aslam Friday said the...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:23am

Shehbaz govt may follow IK admin’s lead on IPPs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government is reportedly opting to go the same route as Imran Khan...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 08:42am

Two key thermal plants: PD ‘reluctant’ to share sell-off timelines

Says Nandipur and Guddu Power Plants are on Active Privatisation List since long but with no substantial progress

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 10:50pm

RLNG pushes up generation cost: KE urges govt to help provide gas to its power plants

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has approached federal government for allocation of indigenous gas fields which can be...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:19am

Opinion

The challenge of IPPs—III

Nepra report further states: “2.3.7 Energy Charges vs. Capacity Charges: The consumer-end tariff comprises Energy...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 06:39am

Govt to retire expensive power plants

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to retire expensive power plants to reduce electricity prices in the...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 01:28pm

Markets

CM terms Sindh ‘energy basket’ for entire country

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Sindh is the energy basket for entire Pakistan which...

Published 03 Aug, 2024 06:46am

Govt considering importing coal from Kyrgyzstan

Sources say Ambassador of Pakistan to Kyrgyz Republic called on Talaibek Baigaziev, Kyrgyz Deputy Minister of Energy and discussed cooperation on energy between two countries

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

Markets

Reactivating Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project: PM orders formation of body on urgent basis

ISLAMABAD: The closure of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is causing a loss of millions of rupees to the national...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:25am

Markets

Pakistan’s economic crisis is largely due to its power sector: experts propose bypassing govt

Pakistan, the world’s fifth most populous country, has a power sector problem and experts believe this is a core...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 08:23pm

World

India races to build power plants in region claimed by China, sources say

NEW DELHI: India plans to spend $1 billion to expedite the construction of 12 hydropower stations in the...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 07:53pm

Pakistan

Zardari urges SCB’s Group CE to invest in agri sector

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari asked a delegation led by Group Chief Executive of the Standard Chartered Bank...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 08:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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